And that was Tom Brady’s first season as a TV analyst.
Which practically the entire country seemed to agree was not very good.
Tom’s buddy Jer enjoyed hearing him every week.
You Philistines who didn’t appreciate him didn’t deserve him.
He casting pearls before swine.
Which brings us neatly enough to the subject at hand.
The safer prediction would be that Brady walks away from his Fox deal after three or four years.
This one belonging to former Miami Marlins president David Samson.
(Don’t ask me why the one asking the question is wearing that thing over his face.
I don’t care either.
“So enjoy Tom in the booth because you’re not going to see him there next year.
It’s an absolute insult to analysts what he’s doing.
And it’s an insult to team president what he’s doing.
If they do, at least it won’t because Brady wasn’t good enough.
It’ll be because he wants out.
Not that he wasn’t attracting enough eyeballs to enough screens to justify his salary.
If the GOAT truly is one-and-done, it’ll be just like his football career.
He’ll be walking away on his own terms.
Leaving $337,500,000 million on the Fox table for an even better opportunity.
Winning at life the way he did on the field.
Leaving his chair and his headset to perfectly competent and yet still lesser men, like Greg Olsen.
Just don’t ever claim he wasn’t a success.
Either way, he and I will still have each other.
